Where does “gisunfadar” come from?

gisunfadar (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon fadar, from Proto-West Germanic fader, from Proto-Germanic fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

gisunfadar (Old Saxon): son and father

Definitions

  1. son and father

Ancestry of “gisunfadar”, step by step

gisunfadar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon fadar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonfadarfather
2Proto-West Germanicfaderfather
3Proto-Germanicfadērfather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Old Saxon sunu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonsunuson
2Proto-West Germanicsunuson
3Proto-Germanicsunuzson
4Proto-Indo-European*suhnús—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic fadēr →